This passage seems to continue from 6:13. The man may be describing her as she dances. But this description is different from the two previous ones (4:1-7 and 6:4-7). It is different because: * He describes the lower part of her body for the first time. On the previous occasions, he only mentione... [ Continue Reading ]
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 7 THE MAN V1 You have *sandals on your feet. Your feet are as beautiful as the feet of a prince’s daughter! The curves of your legs are like *jewels. They are like the work of a skilled worker. V2 Your stomach is like a ro... [ Continue Reading ]
Wine and wheat were among the most important and valuable agricultural products in Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
We have already seen this description in 4:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
He said that her neck was like a *tower in 4:4. But now he improves his description. It is like the precious substance called *ivory. *Ivory is white. So perhaps the *shields in 4:4 refer to a high collar. And when she removed the collar, the skin of her neck was white. It was white although her oth... [ Continue Reading ]
On previous occasions, the description of her hair is like a group of goats (4:1; 6:5). That seems to be a description of its length and its quality. But now he considers her to be like a queen. So he selects royal words to describe her head and her hair. Our translation says that her hair is ‘long... [ Continue Reading ]
He completes this last description of his wife. She is very beautiful. She pleases him completely.... [ Continue Reading ]
Next, he speaks about his desires for his wife. He says that she seems as tall as a *palm tree. Of course, she was not really as tall as a tree! The *palm is an especially tall tree. And near the top, it carries its fruits. The fruits grow in huge groups. They hang down in the same shape as a woman... [ Continue Reading ]
She adds that her desire is to provide the best things for her husband. Verse 10 This is the final form of the phrase that she used at 2:16 and 6:3. This time, she shows a mature attitude. She has made a decision to give her life to her husband. And she is very pleased that he wants her. That is... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman requests that she may go with her husband into the country. They need to examine the plants. This is a word picture that she used before, in 6:11. Then, she was explaining how she understood about the right time for marriage. This time, she seems to speak about the right time to express l... [ Continue Reading ]
Women would sometimes use the plants called mandrakes when they wanted a baby (Genesis 30:14). They were, perhaps, a type of medicine that would help the woman’s body. The woman adds that she has many precious things for her husband. These gifts are things that are both old and new. She has saved t... [ Continue Reading ]